Feasibility study of utilizing biogas from urban waste

This paper investigates the possibility of utilizing household generated biomass as a source of renewable energy to meet partial energy demand in the urban household in Bangladesh. The work proposes utilization of biogas generated by anaerobic digestion from urban waste using a small scale biogas digester. Three different systems that use biogas for operation, namely - gas operated light bulbs, gas cooking stoves and dual fuel hybrid generator (a generator which runs on both biogas and diesel) for electricity is considered in this work. A cost comparison has been done between the conventional household appliances and stated biogas appliances.